1. I’m using M&Ms to motivate my kids to do things. Their teeth may go to hell but they’ll be neatly groomed and have clean rooms. (I don’t actually expect M&Ms to work long enough for dental damage, BTW. It’s got novelty value right now.)

2. My 6 yr old read her dinosaur book to me while I washed breakfast dishes. As a result, I am now singing “Iguanadon, what’s that fossil you have on” (to the tune of Delta Dawn).

3. I was Cool Mom for five minutes when I confessed to said 6 yr old that I’d been on a dig. (Writing books is not cool compared to digging in the dirt for science and history)

4. I’m not very excited about packing away all the holiday stuff. Maybe I’ll leave the mini tree on my desk for a while.

5. Undercover Lover is in the MBAM top 10! YAY!